Did Ya Know?... The
Chamber is in search of approximately 20
volunteers to help secure the perimeters of the
parade staging area this Saturday, October 20.
Volunteers must be 21 years of age and willing to
assist in traffic control from 7 a.m.-11 a.m..
Volunteers will be stationed at intersections
along Garrison Avenue headed south to 5th Street
and along Central Avenue going east to Main.
Helping with the actual parade line-up is also a
possibility. Call 358-2373.

Did Ya Know?... Adler &
Hearne in Concert will be hosted by Carthage
Musical Devotees at 7:30 p.m. in First United
Methodist Church, 617 S. Main, Carthage.
Donations will be accepted. For more information
call 417-358-6947.

What kind of an instrument is a
rank?
I dont know what youre talking about.
Well, I was reading a book and it said: Edison
was an inventor of the first rank.

I heard you refused a job as
the president of the company. Why?
No chance for advancement!

1907INTERESTING MELANGE. A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Fire in a Laundry.

Last evening about 9
oclock the dry room at the Modern laundry, corner
of Central avenue and Grant street, caught fire and
before it was discovered considerable damage was done.
The ceiling and floor of the second story was badly
scorched and the pulleys and belting of the machinery
destroyed. A hundred or so shirts were ruined and other
clothing badly scorched and smoked up. The fire company
got out promptly and handled the incipient blaze in short
order. The loss was fully covered by insurance. We
understand the Mr. Sevier intends to resume business as
soon as repairs can be made.

Thomas Henley, the popular
merchant tailer, returned yesterday from his trip to
Ireland. His brother had died and was buried when he got
there. Henley is still satisfied with America, and finds
Ireland a little behind the times.

The Carthage Maple
Leaf Parade will be held Saturday, October 20
beginning at 9 a.m. on the Historic Carthage
Square. The parade is sponsored by Leggett &
Platt and Southwest Missouri Bank and will
feature Willie Arthur Smiths Marching
Cobras, sponsored by Beimdiek Insurance Agency,
and the Budweiser Clydesdales.

The Maple Leaf
Auto Show, hosted by Maple Leaf Auto Show, Inc.,
will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at
the CMC Complex, south side, at Fairview and
Grand Avenue. Entry fee is $10 per vehicle, the
event is free for spectators. For more
information call 358-9337.

Brats on the
Square will be hosted by the Carthage Rotary Club
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Carthage Courthouse
Lawn, south side. $5 per person.

The Maple Leaf
Marching Band Festival, sponsored by the Carthage
Band Boosters, will be held from noon to 10:00
p.m. in K.E. Baker Football Stadium, 13th &
River Street. $4 per person.

The
Maple Leaf Dog Show will sponsored by Carthage
Humane Society at 1:00 p.m. on the Carthage
Square. Registration at 12:15 p.m. The event is
free to the public

Art
in the Heartland at Red Oak II will be hosted by
The Community of Red Oak II from 2:00 p.m.-8:00
p.m. The event is free to the public and will be
held at Red Oak II, two miles east on Hwy 96. For
more information call 417-388-1519

Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
I learned how to use a tire gauge at an early
age. After burnin on a patch to my bicycle
inner tube, I pumped and pumped on our tire pump
until I could safely ride to the service station.

That was fun,
pullin up to the gas pumps and parkin
to use their air hose. It was so much fun I put
in a little more air. Not yet of the age to
properly gauge the pounds of pressure by just
feelin the tire, I naturally overinflated.
This didnt cause me a stiff ride however,
it blew the side right out of the tire. After
pushin the bike back home and mournin
the lack of a ride, I began countin pennies
to purchase a new tire.

Since that time Ive
always hated puttin air in a tire without a
gauge. Proper inflation is still a measurable
science that anyone can learn.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin.

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